Nokia 8800....
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_dan_

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2,392 posts

308 months

Tuesday 9th August 2005
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....bit nice init!!

[pic]http://i22.ebayimg.com/01/i/04/aa/c8/50_1_b.JPG[/pic]

t1grm

4,657 posts

313 months

Tuesday 9th August 2005
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Yes, very. Will be nice when Orange finally bring it out.

a2z

1,080 posts

255 months

Tuesday 9th August 2005
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Very nice, built like a brick ***Thouse. We have been selling it for a while (£600!!!) trying to wangle a discount. Thought that it was available on all networks?

jamieboy

5,929 posts

258 months

Tuesday 9th August 2005
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It is nice, I've had mine for about a month on O2. Got it as an upgrade from the 8910, and it's a lot prettier but maybe not as good in terms of being a phone.

It seems to struggle for a signal where the 8910 had no problems, and the battery life is pretty poor - maybe because it's always struggling to get a signal.

Still a lovely thing, though.

munky

5,328 posts

277 months

Tuesday 9th August 2005
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No, check out the Nokia N90 and N91!

www.nokia.com/nseries/index.html?loc=inside,main_n90

N90 has a camera with carl zeiss lens. The N91 has up to 4Gb storage space for music etc, making it a real alternative to the mini iPod.

t1grm

4,657 posts

313 months

Tuesday 9th August 2005
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a2z said:
Thought that it was available on all networks?


Orange don't even have it on their coming soon list, let alone available

phatgixer

4,988 posts

278 months

Tuesday 9th August 2005
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N90 has brilliant camera, but the battery life is a bit pants.

8800s in stock.

parrot of doom

23,075 posts

263 months

Tuesday 9th August 2005
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That shiny finish would last about 3 days in my possession. I don't know how many times I've dropped my phone, it has to be at least once a fortnight.

liszt

4,337 posts

299 months

Tuesday 9th August 2005
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Those n series phones look pretty funky.

mmmmm.

JMGS4

8,931 posts

299 months

Tuesday 9th August 2005
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If you want to see real phones look at the following.... serious money...and good phones
www.vertu.com

munky

5,328 posts

277 months

Tuesday 9th August 2005
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JMGS4 said:
If you want to see real phones look at the following.... serious money...and good phones
www.vertu.com


Trouble is they're just old Nokias in bejewelled cases, effectively.

JMGS4

8,931 posts

299 months

Tuesday 9th August 2005
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munky said:

JMGS4 said:
If you want to see real phones look at the following.... serious money...and good phones
<a href="www.vertu.com">www.vertu.com</a>



Trouble is they're just old Nokias in bejewelled cases, effectively.


Is that right? What Nokia model is it then? Still good looking though!!

munky

5,328 posts

277 months

Tuesday 9th August 2005
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IIRC, the electronics used to be from a Nokia 8310. However they seem to have bluetooth now, so must be from a slightly newer model. They do look nice, but they're way behind on features - no colour screen, camera, MP3 player, radio... I can even control my laptop from my Sony Ericsson phone, to an extent. If you're bothered about such things of course!

JMGS4

8,931 posts

299 months

Tuesday 9th August 2005
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Thanks munky....PHers come up tops again...thought of one to match the car, but I think I'll spend the readies on something else than this then!!!

munky

5,328 posts

277 months

Tuesday 9th August 2005
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I didn't know Vertu did cars!

munky

5,328 posts

277 months

Wednesday 10th August 2005
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Just found some more info actually

Interesting as you can apparently upgrade the actual phone bit inside while keeping the same case. Useful, as you wouldn't want to spend 3 grand or more on something that's out of date in a year, although they are still very much lacking in features. Depends if you want all the new gizmos such as 2 megapixel camera, music player etc. or simply want something that is rare, looks nice and makes phone calls.

Cheaper is the old Nokia 8910i, at £400 I think but still has a titanium case.

MILF

1,209 posts

274 months

Thursday 11th August 2005
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Beautiful phone & fits in well with my mantra on life (style over substance), but £600 on a pay as you go !!

Will wait for a few months until the proce drops to a few hundred.

t1grm

4,657 posts

313 months

Thursday 11th August 2005
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MILF said:
Beautiful phone & fits in well with my mantra on life (style over substance), but £600 on a pay as you go !!

Will wait for a few months until the proce drops to a few hundred.


Or their free. I haven't paid for a phone in 5 years. My annual bill is about 4K though.

phatgixer

4,988 posts

278 months

Thursday 11th August 2005
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Vertu is 100% owned by Nokia.

phatgixer

4,988 posts

278 months

Thursday 11th August 2005
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liszt said:
Those n series phones look pretty funky.

mmmmm.


N70 is cute and the N91 is definitely worth waiting for.